Olympics update: American wins first gold at Sochi

Sage Kotsenburg tamed the treacherous slopestyle course at Extreme Park on Saturday, grabbing the first gold medal of the Sochi Olympics.

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Quote of note

"WOW!! I just won the Olympics!!† Bringing back the first Gold here to the USA! Love seeing all the support from everyone YOU RULE!!" - Tweet from Sage Kotsenburg, who won gold in the treacherous slopestyle, taking home the first gold medal of the Sochi Games.

Alpine skier Bode Miller is positioning himself as the favorite in the event, as he recorded the fastest time today in the training run. Miller, 36, also had the fastest time Thursday during the training run.